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Tussock Moth caterpillar

Calliteara horsfieldii

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Species ID Suggestions

Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Calliteara sp.

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bayucca
Very similar to Calliteara horsfieldii, but this is probably not reported for the Indian subcontinent. So most probably another species. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/lymantriidae/calliteara/#pudibunda http://www.ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/Lymantrid/Calliteara-horsfieldii.html

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 24, 2014

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